What do people use...........?

[bcrichplayer]

I was wondering how the really good art work in the finish section is created?
For example what program do most of them use?
This is the main thing i would like to know
because im currently learning a few things and trying to paint in photoshop. Its not going too bad but the work on this site is great.
Also, some of it is created in under a day and its more then what i can do in a day.
I understand that most of the people that do this work have been doing it for a while and/or do it for a profession.
Also whether any of it is created using actual paints.
One last thing. Whats the Gladiator thing?
Again great site:bashful:

[White Mouse]

Uh, I believe most use PaintShop Pro, however there are some that use PS exclusively or in conjuncture with PaintShop Pro. Still others sling paint or pastel the old fashion way. If you want to stick with PS for your painting, more power to you. I use only PS and can knock out a piece in a day or two depending on the complexity and personal life schedule. PaintShop, unlike PS, is designed to mimic actual painting techniques and styles... if you have a tablet and a knowledge of painting... go with PaintShop.

I don't know what the gladiator thing is... sorry.

[cyberphobia]

well...

if you're looking for emulating the real mediums, get painter. if you're more in digital smoothness, get photoshop. that's all my feeling about this. I also paint in photoshop. but I do sketches in painter because it's much more accurate. then photoshop for color... ;)

[CCThrom]

some use Photoshop...
some use Painter...
some use 3D software...
some use actual paint or pencils.

The tools are not as important as the basic training.

I think White Mouse might be confusing "paint shop pro" which is a fairly low end graphics program that comes bundled with Dell laptops among other things, and "painter" which is a great program for simulating the look and feel of physical media.